Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2021 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Off Castletown bay |
Lan Lenartowicz |
| August 22, 2021 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Point of Ayre |
Kevin |
| August 20, 2021 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Vannin Veg |
| August 19, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bradda head |
Gary Ross |
| August 19, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 480 |
Point of Ayre-Ramsey bay |
Brian Liggins, Joanne Wilson |
| August 19, 2021 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South west of Peel |
Not recorded |
| August 18, 2021 | 20:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Val Galpin |
| August 16, 2021 | 18:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 12 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Port St Mary |
Paul Ryan |
| August 16, 2021 | 21:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Peel |
Mike Davis |
| August 14, 2021 | 12:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Big Head/ East Coast of Calf |
Calf Warden |
| August 12, 2021 | 12:15 | Common Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
10 miles south of Calf of Man |
Mark Cain |
| August 10, 2021 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 250 |
Peel breakwater |
Thomas Giles |
| August 7, 2021 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Peel-Whitestrand beach |
David Bellamy, Maria Crellin |
| August 5, 2021 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel old swimming pool |
Sara Ismail-Sutton |
| August 2, 2021 | 20:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of Port Erin |
Nina Shimmin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |
| June 23, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Back of Peel Castle | Janice McQuarrie and David Wright | ||
| June 23, 2025 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel breakwater | The Callow Family | |||
| June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel bay | Jenny Victoria |
| May 23, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Contrary head | John Henley | ||
| May 23, 2025 | 05:50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tight circling | 5 | Niarbyl | John Henley |
| May 23, 2025 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Bradda head | Anon |
| May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin | |||
| May 20, 2025 | 16:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile west of Bradda head | Kirrie |